Operating systems and computer systems security Risk Management Risk management is the sum of the cost balanced measures established to prevent, mitigate, or transfer risks. It also covers the methodologies used, the categories of measures in requirements and the measures taken to control the occurrence of risks. It begins with the assessment of the impending risks to which an organization is exposed, and then a risks risk strategy is developed so as to help effectively handle the identified risks (Von, 2007). The strategies to risk management are concerned with risk mitigation, risk avoidance, risks transfer, and risk acceptance and ignoring the risks. It is crucial that the risk appetite is known so that a given organization or agency can understand the risks that it is willing to take or face (Von, 2007). Risk management is mandatory in any organization. Business continuity Business continuity encompasses risks management. It entails setting out a plan to make sure that risks a...
Data Breaches Premera and Anthem are health care providers that were attacked by a group of hackers who compromised personal data and information from organization servers. Anthem and Premera are agents of blue shield companies that operate in the USA. They provide services to government employees, general public, and none government agencies (Tim, 2015). The attack manipulated to about 11 million customer records that affected by the stolen data and information. The data and information about patients were neither exposed nor stolen. It seems that attacking troop were after data and information of individuals and a group of individuals. The attack is associated with a group that has close ties with China government officials. The group is said to belong to a third party organization that implemented an attack to Anthem and at the same time extended a similar attack to Premera. Analysis of tools used to identify attackers reveals that the same person implemented the action. A collectio...